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Train trip to promote next month’s South Korea-ASEAN summit ends

Seoul: A three-day train journey program aimed at promoting next month’s special summit between South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ended Friday, with participants hoping the summit’s success will further cement bilateral ties. The ASEAN-Korea Center, an intergovernmental body for cooperation between South Korea and the…
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Culture

Fans, friends bid final farewell to K-pop star Sulli

Seoul: Fans and fellow K-pop stars bade their final farewells to Sulli as her coffin finally left for her burial early Thursday. The 25-year-old K-pop star and actress, whose legal name was Choi Jin-ri, was found dead at her residence in Seongnam, south of Seoul Monday, sending a shockwave across…
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Culture

World’s most expensive guitar on display at Jewellery Show in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi: A $ 2 million guitar decorated with over 11,441 diamonds will be on display at the Jewellery and Watch Show on October 26-30 in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The masterpiece is acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s most…
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Entertainment

Bizarre buildup, then odd finish to ‘Korean Derby’ in football World Cup qualification

Seoul: The bizarre show has finally ended, albeit with an unexpected twist. South Korea’s scoreless draw with North Korea in their World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang on Tuesday wasn’t the result they had hoped for, but at least it brought a merciful end to the overriding sense of strangeness surrounding…
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Culture

K-pop star Sulli, 25, found dead: police

Seoul: South Korean singer-actress Sulli, who suffered from online abuse, was found dead at a residence south of Seoul on Monday, police said. The body of the 25-year-old, whose legal name is Choi Jin-ri, was found by her agent at around 3:21 p.m. at a two-story house in Seongnam, Gyeonggi…
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Society

Happiness Road: A road of blood and flowers

By Phong Lan Vietnam Ha Giang: Spanning 185 kilometres through high mountains and deep valleys, the Happiness Road connects Ha Giang City with two remote mountainous districts of Dong Van and Meo Vac in Vietnam’s northernmost province of Ha Giang. The road, running through the stunning Dong Van Karst…
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Entertainment

Koreas set to clash in Pyongyang in much-anticipated World Cup qualifier

Seoul: In one of the most anticipated football matches of the year in Asia, South Korea and North Korea will square off in Pyongyang in a crucial World Cup qualifying match this week. The kickoff for the Group H match in the second round of the Asian qualification for the…
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South Asia

One-day Korean Cultural Festival in Pakistan

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: The embassy of the Republic of Korea in collaboration with Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) is organizing a daylong “Korean Cultural Festival” at RAC on Monday October 14. The artists of Jeollabuk-do Provincial Institute for Korean Traditional Performing Arts would perform in the cultural festival.…
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Society

BTS rocks capital of Saudi Arabia

Riyadh: The strong religious culture in Saudi Arabia couldn’t stop abaya-covered fans from springing up in their seats to dance as K-pop superband BTS performed its latest mega hit, “Boy With Luv,” in the country’s capital, Riyadh, Friday evening. The K-pop septet took the stage of Riyadh’s King Fahd International…
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Entertainment

Maldives breaks freediving world record with 520 participants

Malé: Maldives has gone on Guinness World Record for the most people freediving simultaneously, with 520 participants. The small island nation renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and luxury hospitality broke the world record previously held by Italy; ‘La Scuola del Mare 2’ (Verona), in Torri del Benaco, Verona with…
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